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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2018}}
{{GeoGroup}}{{Infobox Australian place
| type                = suburb
| name                = Trunding
| city                =
| state               = qld
| image               = AU-Qld-Weipa Trunding suburb housing.jpg
| caption             = Typical housing in Trunding
| coordinates         = {{coord|-12.6330|141.8769|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Trunding (centre of locality)}}
| pop                 = 929
| pop_year            = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes       = <ref name=Census2021/>
| established         =
| postcode            = 4874
| area                = 2.9
| timezone            = [[AEST]]
| utc                 = +10:00
| dist1               = 649 <!-- road distances as per template instructions -->
| dir1                = NW
| location1           = [[Cooktown]]
| dist2               = 818
| dir2                = NW
| location2           = [[Cairns]]
| dist3               = 1140
| dir3                = NW
| location3           = [[Townsville]]
| dist4               = 2493
| dir4                = NNW
| location4           = [[Brisbane]]
| lga                 = Weipa Town
| stategov            = [[Electoral district of Cook|Cook]]
| fedgov              = [[Division of Leichhardt|Leichhardt]]
| near-n              = ''[[Albatross Bay]]''
| near-ne             = [[Rocky Point, Queensland (Weipa Town)|Rocky Point]]
| near-e              = [[Rocky Point, Queensland (Weipa Town)|Rocky Point]]
| near-se             = [[Mission River, Queensland|Mission River]]
| near-s              = [[Mission River, Queensland|Mission River]]
| near-sw             = [[Nanum, Queensland|Nanum]]
| near-w              = [[Nanum, Queensland|Nanum]]
| near-nw             = ''[[Albatross Bay]]''
}}
'''Trunding''' is a coastal residential [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[Weipa Town]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|41049|Trunding|locality in Weipa Town|accessdate=5 February 2018}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Trunding had a population of 929 people.<ref name=Census2021/>
== Geography ==
Albatross Bay is off-shore to the west ({{coord|-12.6206|141.8648|type:waterbody_region:AU-QLD|name=Albatross Bay}}).<ref name=Bays>{{Cite web|date=12 November 2020|title=Bays - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/7e779892-24a1-481f-ac87-7f371f7b3745|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125063709/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/7e779892-24a1-481f-ac87-7f371f7b3745|archive-date=25 November 2020|access-date=25 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref> with Nanum Beach ({{coord|-12.6345|141.8632|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Nanum Beach}}) extending from Nanum to Trunding.<ref name=MountainRangesBeachesPassages>{{Cite web|date=12 November 2020|title=Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/1db1dfe1-ab2a-4405-9164-0a54c3b31dda|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125060730/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/1db1dfe1-ab2a-4405-9164-0a54c3b31dda|archive-date=25 November 2020|access-date=25 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref> Albatross Bay is part of the [[Gulf of Carpentaria]].<ref name=":0" />
The land in the north-west of Trunding is used for residential housing while the remainder of the locality is undeveloped.<ref name=":0">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref>
== History ==
The locality is believed to takes its name from Trunding Creek (possibly originally called Trundling Creek).<ref name=qpnl/>
== Demographics ==
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Trunding had a population of 962 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32904|name=Trunding (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Trunding had a population of 929 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32875|name=Trunding (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>
== Education ==
There are no schools in Trunding. The nearest government primary and secondary school is [[Western Cape College]] in neighbouring [[Rocky Point, Queensland (Weipa Town)|Rocky Point]] to the north-east.<ref name=":0" />
== References ==
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{{Weipa Town}}
[[Category:Weipa Town]]
[[Category:Coastline of Queensland]]
[[Category:Localities in Queensland]]